Question

Generally, in somatic cells chromosomes are in pairs. If the pair consists of

similar chromosomes by shape and organisation, they are called ______ and

if they are not similar, they are called ____________​

Answer 1

Answer:

If a somatic cell contains chromosomes arranged in pairs, it is called diploid and the organism is called a diploid organism.Homologous chromosomes are made up of chromosome pairs of approximately the same length, centromere position, and staining pattern, for genes with the same corresponding loci. One homologous chromosome is inherited from the organism's mother; the other is inherited from the organism's fathern humans, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46. Twenty-two of these pairs, called autosomes, look the same in both males and females. The 23rd pair, the sex chromosomes, differ between males and females